Chapter 505 Focused Eyes
For a long time, film companies have not been interested in superhero movies, but they have no special interest -
Superhero movies, like other types of movies, are not particularly outstanding. It is not particularly ignored. It partially overlaps with science fiction, action, and adventure movies, but it has never highlighted its own special value.
In fact, film companies don’t care about genres and themes. The only thing they care about is revenue:
What movies can make money will be made, and whatever genre is popular will be favored.
Therefore, in the history of movies, both Western movies and musical movies had a golden period, when the quantity and quality of the works showed a blowout, and their prosperity turned into decline, and they were never able to regain their glory.
The same goes for superhero movies.
Because of the box office failure of "Batman and Robin" in 1997, Warner Bros. shelved the DC Comics adaptation rights. Film companies also failed to see the advantages of superhero movies compared with other types of movies. Naturally There is no preferential treatment for this type of film.
Other superhero movies could not get investment, so they turned to low-cost B-movies one after another. Instead, they unexpectedly carved out a niche.
Now, because of the box office success of "Spider-Man", other film companies are ready to make a move, and their attention has once again fallen on the superhero movie genre. After all, this is a copyright treasure trove with inexhaustible resources. Adaptation object of exhaust——
Who knows, the next "Spider-Man" may be lying in his drawer?
The market has always been like this.
"Spider-Man", although Sony Columbia did not launch a large-scale promotion, and obviously lacked confidence in overseas markets, the starring team headed by Anson did not even go to major markets such as the United Kingdom, France, Germany, etc. for promotion; although the original comics The market influence of the movie is far from being comparable to that of the three main pillars of DC, but the movie is still very popular in overseas markets and brings countless good news.
After consecutively topping the weekend box office in more than 50 countries and regions and showing incredible box office stamina, the overseas box office of "Spider-Man" is set at over 670 million US dollars, and the North American market Likewise, the strong breakthrough of the US$600 million threshold brought another surprise.
In terms of numbers alone, the popularity of "Spider-Man" in the overseas market is slightly inferior. As of 2002, there have been three works with a total box office of over 700 million US dollars in overseas markets:
"Titanic", "Jurassic Park", "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone".
Among them, "Titanic"'s overseas box office performance of US$1.5 billion is an insurmountable peak.
In comparison, the overseas box office performance of "Spider-Man" is not that amazing, but this is only relative, and Sony Columbia is already satisfied -
600 million in North America , 670 million overseas.
"Spider-Man" finally reached a global box office total of 1.27 billion US dollars, becoming the fifth film in global film history to have a total box office of over 1 billion US dollars, joining "Titanic", " "Jurassic Park", "Star Wars: The Prequels", and "Harry Potter and the Philosopher's Stone".
Currently, it is temporarily behind "Titanic" and occupies the second position in film history.
In other words, as the runner-up in box office in North American film history and the runner-up in global film history, "Spider-Man" has reached a new level. This is definitely a situation that Sony Columbia did not expect.
Amazement, shock, explosion.
From the moment "Spider-Man" landed in theaters, the world's film market was involved in a storm, and the bustling discussion could not stop at all.
If you think about it carefully, the biggest contributor to the success of "Jurassic Park" is the dinosaurs, the contributor to "Star Wars Prequels" is the series trilogy, and the contributor to "Harry Potter" is the wizarding world , the heroes of "Titanic" are Leonardo DiCaprio and Kate Winslet.
So, what about "Spider-Man"?
Anson Wood.
After turning over and over again and thinking about it, I finally came up with the same answer, which was consistent with "Titanic" and fell on the male protagonist.
Thinking about it now, "Spider-Man" and "Titanic" are two very different works, but there are amazing similarities behind the success of the two works. On the male protagonist.
So, like Leonardo, Anson became everyone's favorite.
"Anson became popular all over the world overnight."
"The new dream lover: Anson Wood." "The first love of thousands of girls: Anson."
"From From the lead singer of the rock band "Princess Diaries" to the teenage superhero of "Spider-Man", Anson is becoming an idol of the new generation. "
"Behind the superhero suit is a boy who is not yet 19 years old."
"Who can say no to Anson Wood?"
"Fame! Hollywood opens the door to Anson."
Anson, Anson, or Anson——
Overwhelming, Anson's name and face were everywhere.
In Hollywood, there is never a shortage of legendary stories of overnight fame. Not to mention, this summer, Hayden of "Star Wars Episode II" and Anson of "Spider-Man" teamed up to dominate the charts. Detonate summer.
Although the reputation and box office of "Star Wars Episode 2" were lower than expected, as mentioned before, as long as any actor can star in the "Star Wars" series, they will be on the forefront.
The same is true for Hayden. This handsome Canadian boy has also conquered the hearts of countless girls. His face has appeared on countless magazines, newspapers, TV programs and website pages.
However, compared with Anson, it pales in comparison.
Anson's reference should be Leonardo after "Titanic", who was so red that he turned purple and was unknown to everyone in the streets and alleys.
The title of the "Us Weekly" report is not an exaggeration at all:
"Everyone is eager to play the role of Anson."
However, the interesting thing is:
Every now and then, you can hear Hayden being watched by passers-by on the streets, at gas stations, supermarkets, and coffee shops. He was even chased and blocked on the streets due to rumors of recognition.
But Anson didn’t.
Anson seems to have... disappeared from the North American continent, or hidden in a remote area of Alaska. His face is everywhere in the streets, but no one can meet him on the streets. This is really puzzling.
Recall that after "Spider-Man" was released, Anson and Sam even went to Century City AMC to watch the movie. From last year's "New York Times" to "Vogue" magazines, they have always rejected the mysterious idea to emphasize reality, but now they suddenly disappeared after becoming popular. Okay, what's going on?
Could it be that you say one thing and do another?
This... doesn't seem to be unusual.
Hollywood, Vanity Fair, everything is packaging, everything is illusion, everything is a carefully calculated setting, just like a perfect product, it presents the appearance that consumers want to see, and they are willing to pay for it.
Who knows, maybe Anson thought he should share the truth before, but only after he truly succeeded did he realize what it meant. He couldn't help but regret it, and quickly retracted into his turtle shell, refusing to show any of his truth.
This kind of thing is really normal in Hollywood.
It doesn't matter, it is precisely because of this that Vanity Fair needs such a profession -
Paparazzi.
All of a sudden, all the paparazzi in Los Angeles took action, mobilizing resources and informants, trying to dig out Anson's whereabouts.
However, various signs prove that Anson has not left Los Angeles. In other words, Anson has been hiding under their noses!
Is this possible?
(End of this chapter)